GARDEN ROUTE CHILDREN'S TRUST

Charity number: 1116278
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Garden Route Children's Trust is a UK based charity with the aim of alleviating poverty among children in South Africa through the provision of food and education.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £83,598
Total expenditure: £95,021

People

10 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • South Africa

Governance

Registration history:
  • 05 October 2006: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Ruth Jean Burns Chair 03 October 2011
RKS EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Received: On time
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF OXSHOTT
Received: On time
Paul Hurrell Trustee 01 May 2023
None on record
Sophie Burns Trustee 10 February 2022
None on record
Nicola Martha Ernestine Galazka Trustee 31 January 2017
None on record
RUTH BURNS Trustee 03 October 2011
None on record
MARK KENNETH CHAPMAN Trustee 03 October 2011
THE CLAYGATE CHRISTIAN MINISTRY TRUST
Received: On time
ALISON LEWIS Trustee 03 October 2011
None on record
CATHY WILLIAMSON Trustee
None on record
Patrick John Fleming Trustee
SURREY SQUASH
Received: On time
THE GREY FOUNDATION
Received: On time
CATHERINE LOUISE MICHELL Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £67.23k £67.47k £85.60k £72.71k £83.60k
Total expenditure £50.09k £85.02k £82.60k £97.80k £95.02k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2023 18 June 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 18 June 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 15 May 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 15 May 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 24 June 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 24 June 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 30 June 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 30 June 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 02 June 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 02 June 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

TRUST DEED DATED 02/10/2006

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN WHO LIVE IN THE SOUTHERN CAPE PROVINCE OF SOUTH AFRICA AND WHO COME FROM FINANCIALLY DISADVANTAGED FAMILIES AND, IN PARTICULAR, WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING 1. TO ASSIST WITH THE PROVISION OF FOOD FOR SUCH CHILDREN 2. TO ASSIST WITH THE PROVISION OF TEACHING PROGRAMMES

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

SOUTHERN CAPE PROVINCE OF SOUTH AFRICA

Contact information

Address:
Carmel
Manor Way
Oxshott
LEATHERHEAD
Surrey
KT22 0HU
Phone:
07515 470851
Email:
enquiries@grct.org.uk
Website:

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